Played at film festivals throughout 2015 and 2016 under the original title Valley of the Sasquatch. When acquired for U.S. distribution by Uncork'd Entertainment, the title was changed to Hunting Grounds.

The film was nominated for the following awards at the 2015 Horrible Imaginings Film Festival in San Diego, CA: Best Feature, Best Director for John Portanova, Best Actor for Jason Vail, Best Actor for David Saucedo, Best Actor for Bill Oberst Jr., Best Cinematography for Jeremy Berg, Best SFX for Doug Hudson, and Best Score for Jon Bash. The film won the award for Best Cinematography.

The film was nominated for the following awards at the 2015 Horrorhound Film Festival in Indianapolis, IN: Best Feature, Best Actor for Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, and Best SFX for Doug Hudson.

Winner of the Best Feature Film award at the 2015 Idaho Horror Film Festival in Boise, ID.

Named the best horror film of 2015 by the Fantastic Film Awards.